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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
RICHES. 
W heat.— Triticum. 
“ Of golden wheat, the strength of human life.” 
Philips. 
Floral hieroglyphics have not a more ap¬ 
propriate emblem than that of representing 
riches by this gift of Ceres. 
Without content no man can be rich, and 
it will always be found that there is a greater 
proportion of wealthy poor people, than of 
rich in content. 
“ What riches give us, let us first enquire. 
Meat, fire, and clothes; what more ? meat, clothes, and 
fire.” 
Pope. 
